It’s no secret really. Higher ed has always had a simple way of raising taxes without actually taxing.
In California, I call it the “OOST” boost. That is UC’s deliberate move to admit more students who pay “out-of-state-tuition.”
Admit more who can “oost” your school out of the red, and watch how that revenue can make a difference.
At the UCs, if tuition is normally $12,000 for in-state students, the school simply charges “oosters” twice that (about $23,000).
And of course, that’s all on top of the $12,000. It’s all EXTRA. That’s the boost, and it works.
Get kids into the system from well-heeled families, say from places like New York and New Jersey. They’re the ones most willing to pay through the nose and any other orifice that will simulate an ATM machine.
